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Slip Stain For Clay Monoprints


Candymac

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Hi. I'm new to the technical aspects of ceramics so maybe someone can help me. I've just watched Martha Costello's youtube on clay monoprints. Does anyone know what she means by spun polyester, the fabric she prints onto? Any suggestions on what type of paper could be used instead? I live in the UK - any suggestions on the best stains to use for the slips used in mono printing. There are lots of oxides that change during the firing process but if you print onto fabric or paper then need colours that are Trur without firing. Thank you.

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I don't know if this is the right stuff, but floating row covers, made for protecting plants from freezing in the garden, are made of spun polyester.

 

I'll hazard a guess that the stuff they sell in fabric shops as dress liner material is often of spun polyester.

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I am thinking Tyvek, which is used to wrap houses. Very inexpensive. I know you can print on it and make kites out of it. You have to find some with the word "Tyvek" printed all across it.

TJR.

YOU CAN GET IT AT A BUILDING SUPPLY STORE.

T.sorry, caps lock

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Mitch Lyons has done this for years.  i know he is on youtube showing how it is done.  he did a demo for our guild meeting a few months ago.  the fabric he uses is a heavy grade of brand name Pellon.  it is sold in fabric stores for lining jacket lapels and other stiffer items of clothing made by seamstresses or tailors.

 

he has laid down a very thick "sheet" of clay onto which he puts various colors of slip.  once he is satisfied he puts the pellon on top and rolls the color into the pellon. the resulting print is then framed.  watch the trick of the mat around the edge in the video.

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Hi again Candymac - have just watched the You Tube video and now I see what she's doing this looks like what we would know as thick interfacing - dressmaking supplier sy online or John Lewis / Dunelm. Coloured stains from a ceramic supplier will do the job - Bath Potters' prices are usually pretty competitive. Better than oxides for this as what you see is what you get with stains. Use about 10% to colour slip, add a little water to the stain before mixing with the clay slip, to get it to mix evenly. I just use my throwing scraps for slip - white earthenware or white stoneware, so the stain colours remain pretty true. Hope that helps. Celia

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Mitch Lyons has done this for years.  i know he is on youtube showing how it is done.  he did a demo for our guild meeting a few months ago.  the fabric he uses is a heavy grade of brand name Pellon.  it is sold in fabric stores for lining jacket lapels and other stiffer items of clothing made by seamstresses or tailors.

 

he has laid down a very thick "sheet" of clay onto which he puts various colors of slip.  once he is satisfied he puts the pellon on top and rolls the color into the pellon. the resulting print is then framed.  watch the trick of the mat around the edge in the video.

I was trying to think of his name. His work is beautiful. He also makes his own coloured stain "pastels".

T.

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